Curriculum Requirements

All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements as well as elective courses.

The Human Health Science major consists of 73 credit hours as follows:

  • HWS 100: Introduction to Health, Wellness, and Sport (2)
  • HWS 221: Family and Community Health (3)
  • HWS 241: Human Anatomy and Kinesiology (3)
  • HWS 246: Human Nutrition (3)
  • HWS 301: Biomechanics (3)
  • HWS 311: Wellness for the Aging Population (3)
  • HWS 341: Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3)
  • HWS 401: Exercise Physiology (3)
  • HWS 495: Senior Seminar (2)
  • *BIO 145: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
  • *BIO 146: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
  • BIO 211: Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
  • BIO 212: Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
  • PHY 151: Physics I (4)
  • PHY 152: Physics II (4)
  • MATH 230: Statistics (3)
  • CHM 111: General Chemistry I (4)
  • CHM 112: General Chemistry II (4)
  • CIS 142: Tech Tools for Presentations (1)
  • CIS 152: Digital Document Development (1)
  • CIS 162: Fundamentals of Excel (1)
  • PSY 110: Introduction to Psychology (3)
  • PSY 227: Adult Development and Aging (3)
  • SOC 111: Introduction to Sociology OR SOC 112: Contemporary Social Problems (3)
  • PRF 201: Career Development Strategies (1)

* Not needed if students have successfully passed BIO 211/212. However, a student will need to take 8 additional credits of BIO courses as substitutes for BIO 145/146.

Four-Year Plan of Study: Human Health Science